Caravaggio’s Shadow
Colette Tennant
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From the first day he noticed it,
it became his only friend—
dark to dark, shoulder blades
leaning away from the sun
elbowing their way through
sharp angles of light
their silhouettes clarified
by colors around them
both adept at holding hands
with the night.
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Colette Tennant has three books of poetry: Commotion of Wings, Eden and After, and Sweet Gothic. Her book, Religion in The Handmaid’s Tale: a Brief Guide, was published in 2019 to coincide with Atwood’s publication of The Testaments. Her poems have won various awards and have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes along with being published in various journals, including Prairie Schooner, Rattle, Southern Poetry Review, and Poetry Ireland Review. Colette is an English and Humanities Professor who has also taught art in Great Britain, Germany, and Italy.
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